FLINT, MI -- A 13-year-old Flint boy accused of killing
two people earlier this year was found competent to stand trial, but Genesee
County Prosecutor David Leyton said it's still too soon to tell if the boy will
have to answer to the charges.

The teen, who has not yet been identified by
authorities, was found competent to stand trial Tuesday, Aug. 6, by an
independent psychologist appointed by the county's family court system, Leyton
said.

The 13-year-old is accused of killing
his older brother, 22-year-old Kareem B. Walters, and his girlfriend,
Alexis Frazier, 28, in the early morning of June 30. Leyton said his office has
filed a petition with the court seeking two murder charges against the teen.

Despite Tuesday's findings, Leyton said it is still
unclear if the boy will answer to charges as he is scheduled to undergo further
evaluation by the psychologist to determine if he is criminally responsible.

Leyton said a decision on the teen's criminal
responsibility likely will not happen any time soon.

"It's going to be a while," said Leyton.

A competency evaluation focuses on a defendant's current
mental state, whereas an evaluation for criminal responsibility centers on the
defendant's mental state at the time of the alleged offense.

Leyton declined to comment on if the boy has any specific
mental health issues.

The boy's grandmother filed
a petition in Genesee County Family Court just days before the fatal
shooting stating that her grandson needed counseling, according to court
records.

Less than a week after the grandmother's petition was
filed, police responded to Kareem Walters' home around 4:30 a.m. in the 2900
block of Brandon Street near Knight Avenue for a shooting. Kareem Walters was
found dead at the scene and Frazier was taken to a hospital, where she was
pronounced dead, according to police.

The boy was put into the grandmother's custody in May
2012 after both of the child's parents allegedly refused to take responsibility
for his physical care or to visit him while living with the grandmother,
according to court records.

However, the grandmother claims in her petition that the
boy returned to live with his father after she obtained custody of the boy and
after the child was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder and bipolar
disorder.

The boy and his father were living with the slain brother
at the time of the shooting.

The grandmother also told the court that the boy needed
counseling and that the child was unwilling to go through with it while with
his father.

Leyton said the boy is currently lodged at the Genesee
Valley Regional Detention Center.

If convicted, a person charged
as an adult in juvenile court can be held until age 21, when a judge will
determine whether the sentence should be continued in an adult prison.